GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |